Not sure they’d give you a new number if yours was stolen, if you got to pick a new registration they’d still probably want you to get the same year and locality. Otherwise you’d be paying for a full custom plate, so why would you just pick the latest year and not something interesting?
It’s possible they ordered the car sometime back in 2024, maybe even earlier, then registered the car in 2025 but I think it’s a stretch to say this was before Elon went crazy.
Not sure they’d give you a new number if yours was stolen, if you got to pick a new registration they’d still probably want you to get the same year and locality. Otherwise you’d be paying for a full custom plate, so why would you just pick the latest year and not something interesting?
It’s possible they ordered the car sometime back in 2024, maybe even earlier, then registered the car in 2025 but I think it’s a stretch to say this was before Elon went crazy.